Water Plan (Cooper Creek) 2011
sec.37Use of existing or reconfigured works to take overland flow water authorised
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sec.37 Use of existing or reconfigured works to take overland flow water authorised
This section applies to the owner of land on which either of the following is situated— existing overland flow works; overland flow works that— are a reconfiguration of existing overland flow works; and do not increase the average annual volume of overland flow water able to be taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing overland flow works. The owner may continue to use the works mentioned in subsection (1) to take overland flow water for 1 year after the commencement of this section (the automatic period ). If the owner gives the chief executive notice of the overland flow works, in the approved form, and any further information required by the chief executive about the works within the automatic period, the owner may continue to use the overland flow works to take overland flow water after the automatic period. Subsection (2) does not authorise the owner to increase the average annual volume of overland flow water that may be taken using the overland flow works. (sec.37-ssec.1) This section applies to the owner of land on which either of the following is situated— existing overland flow works; overland flow works that— are a reconfiguration of existing overland flow works; and do not increase the average annual volume of overland flow water able to be taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing overland flow works. (sec.37-ssec.2) The owner may continue to use the works mentioned in subsection (1) to take overland flow water for 1 year after the commencement of this section (the automatic period ). (sec.37-ssec.3) If the owner gives the chief executive notice of the overland flow works, in the approved form, and any further information required by the chief executive about the works within the automatic period, the owner may continue to use the overland flow works to take overland flow water after the automatic period. (sec.37-ssec.4) Subsection (2) does not authorise the owner to increase the average annual volume of overland flow water that may be taken using the overland flow works.
- (a) existing overland flow works;
- (b) overland flow works that— (i) are a reconfiguration of existing overland flow works; and (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of overland flow water able to be taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing overland flow works.
- (i) are a reconfiguration of existing overland flow works; and
- (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of overland flow water able to be taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing overland flow works.
- (i) are a reconfiguration of existing overland flow works; and
- (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of overland flow water able to be taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing overland flow works.